Jadine Laniado, Corps Member While Tuesdays can sometimes be considered our “long days” for our Starfish after-school program, as students end school 2 hours earlier, they are also one of the most exciting days of the week for our 3rd through 5th graders. Tuesdays are club days, and our students get to participate in the [...]
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Take a look at this week’s media highlights from City Year LA! From around the Interwebs Laser-like Focus: The Chronicle of Philanthropy gives us an in-depth look into how City Year has shifted focus to increase targeted impact over the years. Priceless: Education & Canvas bag. Fashion blogger and volunteer Wendy Nguyen reflects on the [...]
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Jadine Laniado, Corps member Usually students are prohibited from running on the blacktop. However, this morning was an exception and corps members couldn’t help but smile as they walked out of the City Year room. Students were not running to be disruptive. They were holding books in hand, with eager eyes, asking corps members “City [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member Deisy Ramirez was an honors student all throughout middle school. It only makes sense that she was placed in an honors-level English class her freshman year of high school. But, there was a minor issue: She only spoke Spanish. “My [...]
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